Summary
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Plasma 6.7.0 adds microphone playback so you can hear yourself while adjusting levels.
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No more guesswork – don’t worry about blowing up others or being too quiet on new installations.
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It was confirmed this week on Plasma, which should land in a few months.
As much as I hate hearing myself over the mic, I have to admit that listening to yourself when adjusting the mic volume is very important. That way, you know you’re not going too quiet or too loud, and you can also feel the sound quality. Windows has had this feature for a while, but unfortunately KDE Plasma won’t let you.
Fortunately, this is rectified soon. A new patch note for KDE Plasma 6.7.0 confirms that we’ll be able to hear our own microphone when adjusting the volume upon release.
KDE Plasma 6.7.0 will take the guesswork out of setting your microphone levels
No more worrying about ruining everyone’s eardrums
The KDE community has made this feature public This Week in Plasma. If you’re not sure what that is, the KDE community goes through the Plasma GitHub logs and pulls out the biggest and best changes approved for each version. KDE Plasma 6.7.0 won’t be released for a few months now, but we’re already seeing some amazing features that I can’t wait to have on my computer.
The star of the show this week is a new feature that lets you listen to your own microphone while you speak:
Implemented a feature that allows you to record yourself with your microphone and play it back, making it easier to tell if the recording level is too high or too low. Then you can adjust the level until it’s just right. (Ramil Nurmanov, WHERE Bugzilla #435256)
Honestly, when I install a new Linux distro with Plasma, this will eliminate the odds I have. I can never remember what my mic levels are, and I’m afraid I’ll hurt someone’s ears if I go into a voice call too loud.
This week’s digest contains many other features and fixes covering the various versions of Plasma. So if you want to get the full lowdown, head over to the blog and check out everything the KDE team has been working on.
